Lýðr

Old Norse Dictionary - lýðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lýðr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

lýðr
m., gen. lýðs, pl. lýðir; but lýðar, Akv. 12, Sighvat (FmS. vi. 40); [from Goth. liudan = to grow; cp. Ulf. jugga-lauþs = νεανίσκος; A. S. leôð; Engl. lewd people; O. H. G. liut; Germ. leute; Swed. ung-lyde = youth; cp. Gr. λαός, λεώς]:—people, esp. the common people; lýðr heitir landfólk, Edda 108; vera allir samt sem einn lýðr, Stj. 187; þegar lýðrinn var sjálfráða, Ó. H. 46; allit., stjórn lýðs ok lands, Orkn. 124; lands-lýðr, the people of the land; allr lýðr, all people, FS. 178; öllum lýð, Magn. 438; allir lyðir, 656 A. ii. 18; af lýðum sínum, by his people, Stj. 347; Múspells-lýðir, Vsp. 51; en er konungr heyrði ákafa lýðsins, Ó. H. 205; tók þar lýðr við trú … í vilð við lýðinn, FmS. x. 393; ok margr lýðr annarr, Karl. 425: the household folk, gakk þú út ok allr lýðr með þér, Nj. 200.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Goth.
Gothic.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
line.
lit.
literally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.
Swed.
Swedish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.
Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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